David Bowie Gossip

The BBC Music Awards happened the other day. Chris Martin was asked to contribute to a video honouring David Bowie. And he revealed that he wanted to work with Bowie on a song… but that Bowie declined because, well, the song sucked.
"One time I sent him a song to ask him to sing on it. Full Story

Brit Awards last night. David Bowie was named Best Male. But, as Noel Gallagher explained, “You maniacs didn't think David Bowie was actually going to be here? David Bowie's too cool for that - he doesn't do this sh-t.”
True.
Instead, Kate Moss, wearing Ziggy Stardust’s Woodland Creatures, accepted the award on his behalf. Full Story

Could Iman have pulled off Anna Wintour’s floral Chanel at the MET Gala on Monday? How is what you’re wearing Punk, Iman? It’s not. I married David Bowie.
If you’ve not seen this yet, you’re about to experience a love explosion.
It’s Bowie’s video for The Next Day, directed by Floria Sigismundi, who also directed his The Stars video. Full Story

Justin Timberlake and his wife have been in Paris the last few days as he promotes his new album. Here he is arriving at a radio station and then at Roissy airport. At the 30 hour mark of our marathon post-Oscars work day and night, Duana and I threw down over my suggestion that Justin Timberlake should host the Oscars, following our joint rage at Seth MacFarlane’s misogyny. Full Story

Pipsqueak is a big f-cking deal. But he’s not a legend, yet.
While Justin Timberlake’s approach was to hijack awards shows with his return to music after 6 years, while teasing people for days beforehand, and shooting some kind of arty video, David Bowie just dropped his new song on his 66th birthday, totally by surprise, without any fanfare or self-dicksucking. Full Story

The news of Scarlett Johansson’s musical aspirations was initially met with much scorn. Another actress trying to be a singer…not exactly the best track record. Now comes word that David Bowie contributed, literally, a few “oohs and ahhs” on Scarjo’s album and Bowie himself has written that Scarjo’s upcoming Tom Waits cover is “really, really good…and Scarlett’s performances are mystical and twice cool. Full Story